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VOL. 16, NO. 18 / AUGUST 28, 1964

Crawford MacCallum

Physicist to Teach
In University Near
Cairo, Egypt

Crawford MacCalium of Theory and
Analysis Division will leave Sept. 12 for
Egypt, where he will be associated with
Ein Shams University near Cairo during
the coming school term.

He will be on leave of absence from San*
dia Corporation and will be working under
a Fulbright Lecturing Award.

Ein Shams University is one of four
modern universities in Egypt. It was found¬
ed in 1950 at Heliopolis, a northeastern
suburb of Cairo, and now has more than
18,000 students.

Mr. MacCallum's wife. Anthea. and their
baby. Taber. wiU accompany him. They
plan brief stops at Paris. Rome, and
Athens en route.

This award and others under the U.S.
Department of State's educational ex¬
change program were made possible
through the Fulbright-Hays Act. The pro¬
gram's objectives are to promote better un¬
derstanding of the United States abroad
and to increase mutual understanding be¬
tween people through educational ex¬
change.

Mr. MacCalium received his BS degree
In physics from Princeton University in
1951, and did graduate course work at Cor¬
nell University. In 1962, he was awarded
his PhD degree in physics at the Univer¬
sity of New Mexico. He has been with
Sandia Corporation since 1957. working
first in Physical Sciences Research De¬
partment. He has been with Nuclear Burst
Physics Department since 1961.

He was one of the onglnal members of
the Sandia Laboratory Research Collo¬
quium Committee.

Vacation-Time
Classwork Earns
College Degree

Joe A. Guzman
deserves a real sum
mer vacation.

Every year, since
coming to Sandia
in 1957, Joe has
spent four weeks
attending the sum¬
mer session of class¬
es at Colorado State
University in Fort
Collins. On Aug. 7
he received his Bachelor of Education de¬
gree.

Joe already had an Associate of Arts
degree from Trinidad (Colo.) State Junior
College and had been teaching electronics
in Trinidad before moving to Albuquerque.
He wished to continue his vocational ed¬
ucation, but the coui’ses he needed were
not offered at the University of New Mex¬
ico. Colorado State accepted all his cred¬
its from Trinidad State, had the courses
he wanted, but required residency for ob¬
taining a degree.

Dui'ing the short summer period, Joe
usually took an overload of courses—nine
quarter-credits. As a rule this required at¬
tending classes six hours a day and then
studying until midnight or 1 a.m. His
wife and children spent the time visiting
relatives In Noith Dakota.

'‘After a breather. I'll probably start
taking courses here,'' Joe said. He is a
technical staff assistant In Component
Shock Testing Section.

ECP Distribution
Up to $124,450
At End of July

Members of the Employees' Contribution
Plan have given $124,450 to the United
Community Fund and seven other agencies
so far this year. As the July checks—total¬
ing $14,512—were mailed last week, the fol¬
lowing distribution has been made:

American Cancer lociefy
Bernatillo Counfy Heart Associatioi
National Arlhrlils and
Rheu mat ism Fog ndaf ior
Newyr Mejcko Society for Crippled
Childrerr and Adults
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Cerebral Pal&y Association of
Bernalillo County
Muscular Dyttfophy Association
of America
Reserve Fund

July

$11,877
725
n 595

Year

To Data

$100,746

6,259

5.182

1B8

1,625

536

m

4.593

1,625

101

867

203

145

1.740

1,234

$14,512

'$124;450

Oregon Adopts Work Ratio System
Developed Here by C. J. McGarr

The State of Oregon. Department of Fi¬
nance and Administration, has started us¬
ing the Work Ratio System developed by
C. J. McGarr. Sandia's Director of Service
Operations.

Mr. McGarr worked out the approach
four years ago and since that time has
presented the system before the Civil Serv¬
ice Administration in Washington, the Vet¬
erans Hospital in Albuquerque, a reserve
Army unit in El Paso, and numerous other
groups, A paper by Mr. McGarr, entitled
“Statistical Work Measurement/' was re¬
leased by the American Management As¬
sociation as their Management Bulletin
No. 23.

The system Is used to solve the problem
of determination of workload versus effi¬
cient manning. The standards are not set
on individuals or groups but on a com¬

parison of the over-all task to the applied
man-hours.

At Salem, Ore., the Work Ratio System
is being used by the Driver's License Divi¬
sion of the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Since Apr. 1. that division has shown a
gain of 4.4 per cent over the standards set
for average work ratios. The division is
comprised of 95 clerical employees and
eight supervisors. The other large division
of the department. Vehicle Registration
with 120 employees, adopted the system
July 1.

Other state agencies in Oregon are ex¬
pected to install work measurement tech¬
niques in the near future.

The application of Mr, McGarr’s tech¬
niques was based on material published by
the Interagency Records Administration
Conference, held October 1961 in Wash¬
ington, D.C.

TOMAHAWK second stage rocket and nose cone containing an instrumentation package
are weighed prior to placement on the launcher. Performing the operations are, from
left, Les Lu2bring, Clem Sproul, and Jim Siracina, ail of Carrier Development Division,
Upper Atmosphere Project Department, All photos were taken by Holmes and Narver,
Inc., photographers Barney Hatfield and Bill Telaak.

Barking Sands to Launch More
Nike-Tomahawk Rockets This Fall

The site is named after a 100-ft,-high
mound of fine coral sand. It's called “Bark¬
ing Sands” because of the peculiar crunch-
ing or whining sound it makes when you
walk on it. It takes a little imagination t3
relate this to a dog's bark.

It takes no imagination at all to identify
the roar of the Nike-Tomahawk rockets
that are launched from the Kauai Test
Range in Hawaii by Sandia Laboratory's
Projects Division of Upper Atmosphere Pro¬
jects Department. The purpose: to measure
upper atmosphere winds, density, and par¬
ticulate content.

Sandia reactivated the launch site in
March 1963 after it was first used for the
Dominic series of fuU-scale tests in the
Pacific during the summer of 1962. Since
then, Sandia has launched 57 two-stage
rockets from the site. It Is located on the
island of Kauai, about 100 miles northwest
of Honolulu.

Another series of 22 launches is sched¬
uled to begin in October.

Primarily, the rockets have been of two
types—experimental rockets testing new
systems under development and rockets car¬
rying instrumentation to make upper at¬
mosphere measurements.

The development rockets test various de¬
signs and combinations of motors, nose
cones, and fins with the aim of producing
reliable, multi-pui-pose systems capable of
reaching altitudes of 250 miles or more.

The design work is periormed by Car¬
rier Development Division under K. P.
Crowder and Engineering Aerodynamics
Division under W. H. Cuny.

Upper air measurement rockets are fired
at the request of Sandia's Aerospace Physics
Division, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory,
or Lawrencs Radiation Laboratory.

Sensors Development Division under G.
W. Rollosson participates in the design and
development of the special instrumentation
(Turn to Page Eight PJease)

LES LUEHRING places an ignitor into a Tom¬
ahawk rocket. The operation is one of the
final acts before rocket is assembled and
placed on launching pad for firing. Les is
in Carrier Development Division, Upper At¬
mosphere Projects Department.

IN FIRING POSITION, a Nike-Tomahawk
rocket Is given last minute check by Bruce
Ercole of Projects Division, Upper Atmos¬
phere Projects Department,

J. J. MILLER; supervisor of Projects Divi¬
sion and Kauai Test Range, plots rocket tra¬
jectory prior to launch. Safety Is a primary
consideration in rocket operations. All ac¬
tivities are coordinated with the Pacific Mis¬
sile Range organization.

Editorial Comment

Your 100 'Best' Books

Read any good books lately?

That commonplace question too often brings the answer
"No/' In fact, too often the answer is the same if the question
is presented without the qualifying word "good/' It's true
that too many people go year in and year out never reading
any kind of a book*

They don't know what they are missing.

Over the years, many persons have compiled lists of the
100 "best" books. Each listing has opened the argument that
it is ill-chosen, incomplete, or in some way does not include the
100 best books of the world.

This compilation attempt has gone on for some years* In
1930 Will Durant selected his 100 nominations for the best
and entitled the selection "The Road to Freedom*" In 1931 the
American Library Association issued a list. The University of
Chicago "Great Books" program also has such a list.

There has never been complete acceptance of any one list
as the final word. There probably never will be* That is not
necessary. Each person should have his own list of books to be
read. Maybe it would be (ess than 100, maybe more* The num¬
ber is not too important*

Though he is conscientious in his reading list, chances are
that all of the books will never be read because the enthusi¬
astic reader will add more and more titles. The list will never be
completed* The more it grows the more he will read.

There must be many people at Sandia who have either
consciously or unconsciously compiled their lists. Any noon
hour you can find them turning the pages, pursuing the most
fascinating hobby*

How does a person know good books? There are many
ways to locate the titles which will give you the most pleasure
and the most knowledge* Join a book club. Read reviews in
the newspapers. Be discriminating tn shopping for paper backs.
Join a great books discussion group. Consult a librarian* Or
simply get curious about books enough to read and read and
read*

State's Ghost Towns Provide Good
Peek Into a Past That Won't Die

At some time in his life, everyone should
visit a ghost town. Such a visit can be
exciting* and it can put a new dimension
on life* But it's becoming more and more
difficult. Soon, it won't be possible at all,
because many ghost towns are being fenced
off from the public, some are giving
way to the elements, and still others are
being vandalized out of existence*

The ghost towns of New Mexico are nu¬
merous* but some of them are remarkably
inaccessible* awaiting the visitor at the
end of long, dry* rut-strewn drives* The
accessible ones are more popular than
others: honored by the toui'ists' dubious
homage, they are cluttered with beer cans*
dried orange husks and table scraps.

Some are little more than dim lines on
the face of the land* Look carefully and
youll see the broken foundations of the
settlers' flimsy buildings^tores* stables,
houses* In some, only the cemeteries sur¬
vive* The carved letters and figures on
the tiltbig headstones are worn by time
but report much history*

Some towns have been mummified by
the dry air. The houses stand precariously*
There are some remains of earlier days*
but these are few*

Some of the ghost towns exist only in
fable* atop high mesas or at the end of
mountain canyons. In some, the tables in
the homes are said to be set for meals that
were never served. The altar candles in
the churches are still in their sconces, or so
the rumors go.

Others are Inhabited by two or three
families, or by weekend residents who find
excitement living in such places.

At any rate, you should try to see one
of these relics before they disappear en¬
tirely from the landscape. Bemember,
don't pick up anything. Leave everything
intact: I'emove all traces of your visit*
You can bring plenty of pictures^and
memories—away with you. Here are sev-
ei-al of New Mexico's ghost towns that are
worth a visit with the family, with a
friend, or all alone*

ON US 1C NORTH OF ALBUQUERQUE^
The mining town of Golden lies dead
among the eedai^ a few miles north of Al¬
buquerque. As late as 1900, a substantial
amount of gold was taken from the area.
A mile from Golden, up a side canyon,
lies San Pedro, its smelters standing like
Roman mausolea on the hillside* The old¬
est mineral lode in America lies in this
area; it's rockhounds' heaven on week¬

ends*

Farther up the road (US 10> lies Madrid*
the cadaver of a once busy coal town.
Once, every Christmas, the townsfolk dec¬
orated their town with tights; Madrid was
famous for its decorations. Today, a thou¬
sand broken windows are its Inheritance*
NEAR MAGDALENA, N* MEX* — A
few miles south of Magdalena lies Kelly,
another abandoned mining town, the only
place in the N&w World where smithsonite
was found, Kelly had two churches, seven
saloons, two dance halls* and tw*o hotels.
On Saturday nights* cowboys loved to ride
the three miles from Pueblo Springs mow
Magdalena) and shoot up the dances at
Kelly. Since its abandonment* Kelly has
been badly vandalized* A few miles north
of Magdalena lies Riley, once called Santa
Rita, on the banks of the Rio Salado*
At one time, it was an area of small farms
and mining. Then, floods dropped the riv¬
er level, and the irrigation water was bled
from the land. Although the town is dead*
a few old orchards survive,

SOUTH OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES,
N. MEX, — The area southwest of T
or C is rich in the relics of the past.
The towns of Gold Dust* Hillsboro, and
Kingston are located on Ranch Road 180,
and Georgetown and Pifios Altos are not
far away* Gold Dust is an interesting old
mining boom town; Hillsboro was a fron¬
tier cow town and is occupied today;
Kingston* also still occupied, was once the
soui’ce of $10 million in silver. Pifios Altos
was the home of Judge Roy Bean, who
brought law (of sorts) west of the Pecos.
CHACO CANYON—In a shallow canyon
30 miles south of Blanco Trading Post in
northwest New Mexico lies the ghostliest
ghost town of all* the ruin of Beautiful
Village^Pueblo Bonito* Nine hundred
years ago, it housed the most highly de¬
veloped culture north of Mexico; today
it Is under the Jurisdiction of the National
Park Service. Other ruins, some hundreds
of years older than Pueblo Bonito, dot
the canyon* If the presence of the past
lives anywhere, it lives there*

The list of ghost towns could go on
and on; hundreds of them have been of¬
ficially recorded in the state. If you're ser¬
ious about seeking them out, you may be
heartened to know that the State Bureau
of Mines and Mineral Resources has issued
a preliminary edition of a Ghost Town
Map of New Mexico listing the locations
of hundreds of the state's ghost towns,

HASTA lA VISTA was an approprrafe parting expression between (I to r) Mexican Scout
Oscar Fernandez; Ricardo Viol ante, Scoutmaster of the visiting Tampico Troop; Scoutmaster
Gene Jeys; and Scout Dave Bundy of Albuquerque Troop 4.

Gene Jeys Heads Scouts Playing
Host to Tampico, Mexico Troop

Things are almost back to normal with
members of Albuquerque Scout Troop No.
4 after playing host to visiting Scouts
from Tampico, Mexico*

Arrangements for the visit were made
by Scoutmaster Gene Jeys, who works at
Sandia in a design definition group in
Ai*ea III. Several other Sandians and their
families provided accommodations for the
Mexican Scouts during their stay. The
Sandia employees included David S. Car-
rick* Alfred M. Hoge* Laura Stone, and
Harold Ricker.

‘'Something special" for the visitors was
dreamed up by W. A. Whitfield* who works
with Gene. He designed and made necker¬
chief slides in obsei-vmice of the visit.
The Albuquerque Scouts presented the
slides to the Tampico Scouts,

The invitation was issued by Troop 4
during the International Boy Scout Camp-
oree neai’ Monterrey, Mexico, last year,
Dm*ing the ensuing period. Troop 4 raised
entertainment funds by digging and plant¬
ing trees, selling old newspapers, and
sponsoring a dinner.

Scoutmaster Jeys and two members of
Troop 4 met the 23 Mexican Scouts at
El Paso and escorted them to Albuquerque
where the coming 12 days were jampacked
with a variety of activities in the city and
a four-day camping trip*

Retiring . . ,

E. H* Mebs of Met¬
allurgy Division will
retire the end of
August after six
years with the Cor¬
poration.

He and his wife
have already sold
their home and are
living in a mobile
home at Aloha Vil¬
lage. They intend to
make Albuquerque their headquarters and
will go "traveling and antiquing" as the
mood hits. "It's no fun to be too specific
about plans,” Mr* Mebs believes*

The Mebs have a daughter In New Jer¬
sey. and two sons in Ohio, their former
home, plus six grandchildren.

* * *

Edward G. Lati¬
mer. a Sandia em¬
ployee for 10 years*
will retire Sept* 1.
He is with Field Ac¬
ceptance and Ex¬
tension Standards
Laboratories Divi¬
sion in the Los An¬
geles area.

He was assigned
to the Field Accep¬
tance and Service Section at Sandia Lab¬
oratory from January 1961-September
1963, but has been in Los Angeles the rest
of the time.

After retirement, Mr. Latimer will con¬
tinue to reside at 1614 East First St,* Apt*
11* Long Beach. His apartment is only a
block and a half from the beach and Is also
near one son* A second son lives in San
Francisco.

Mr. Latimer is an avid golfer and deep
sea fisherman.

THIS EMBLEM* designed by Sand la's W. A.
Whirfiefd, was placed on scarf slides and
presented to members of a Tampico, Mex*
ico. Boy Scout troop to commemorate their
recent visit with Albuquerque's Boy Scout
Troop 4*

Sympathy

To Flavio Gonzales (4212) for the death
of his father in Taos* Aug* 12*

To Lee F. Parman (3420) for the death
of his mother In Albuquerque* Aug* 16*

To Edward J. Peterson (4235) for the
deato of his wife in Albuquerque, Aug. 11.

To Joe P, B* Armijo* Jr* <4413) for the
death of his wife and children, Jo Ellen
and Joseph, in a bus accident near Camp
Pendleton, Calif*, Aug* IS,

To Naomi Wynant <3427) for the death
of her mother on July 15.

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AUGUST 28, 164

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other ihen govern mental ute may be obtained
from the Editor. |«b News, Sandia Corporation.

Service Operations Makes Use of
Statistical Work Measurement

■'Service is our niission,” C. J. McGarr.
Director of Service Operations Organiza¬
tion, states* 'The jobs we perform are
related to service. No matter how large or
small these jobs are. they’re important
paits of a much larger job*"

The Service Operations Organization
operates on a statistical work measure¬
ment method which relates workload with
the personnel who accomplish the work*
Standards are not set on individuals or
groups, but on a comparison of the overall
task to the man-hours applied to it. The
system, -which measures w^orkioad. man¬
ning, and effectiveness in terms of man¬
hours applied to a defined workload or
job objective, provides true progress con¬
trol* It has been used by the organization
since 1960.

''Such control is a necessity in the tjrpe
of w^ork performed by 4600/* Mr* McGarr
adds* "Our people are committed to w'ork
well within the strictly defined time lim¬
its of the system* They do so.**

General Services Department

General Services Department, managed
by O, L. Wright, is one of the organiza¬
tions wdthin the Service Operations Or¬
ganization which makes extensive use of
the work ratio system. "We’ve foimd it
helpful in giving the first-line supervisor
an accurate picture of his workload,” Mr*
Wright said. "He can borrow help from,
or loan help to, other organizations to
meet the varying demands of the w^ork-
load.”

The work ratio system indicates trends
as soon as they become evident* If the
organization is headed for difficulty be¬
cause of an increased workload, it can
borrow help and work extra time to get
the job done. If the trend is downward,
the organization can loan time to other
supervisors who may need additional
manpower*

General Services Department provides
material services and support to Sandia's
technical organizations* Its general stores
are the source of all commercial items used
at Sandia: some 16,600 line items with a
running inventory worth about $1 mllUon,

General Services Department uses an
electronic data processing system in main¬
taining Sandia’s general stores* This in¬
volves use of an Ek^onomic Ordering Quan¬
tity (EOQ) system for re-ordering—a
mathematical method for computing the
most economic time to place an order,
as well as the most economic amount to
be ordered. The system, probably the most
highly developed of its kind in the country,
utilizes the services of Sandia’s 7090 com¬
puter, and the teamwork of Sandia’s Fm-
chasing and Electronic Data Processing
organizations, as well as that of General
Stores.

"Teamwork makes the system work,”
Mr, Wright commented*

Storage of material, probably the most
long-standing function performed by the
department, involves control and storage
primarily of special-design components
and equipment*

CASH BUYERS visit Sandia's salvage sales
yard each week-day nooo. Items to be sold
are of no further use to Sandia or any gov¬
ernment agency* The general public Is wel¬
come.

The department also handles and main¬
tains special stocks. These stocks include
Sandia’s chemical stores <a part of Gen¬
eral Stores) and stores of other special
materials* This includes explosive items
and materials totaling over 116,000 pieces*
Some 1200 explosive line items are pro¬
cessed each month*

The Instrument Service provided by
the department is a rapidly developing
function involving over 30,000 laboratory-
bench-type instruments and an electronic
data processing method of handling in¬
strument cataloging, listing, repair, main¬
tenance, and calibration information*

Receiving, Reel am at Ion,

And Shipping Department

Receiving, Reclamation, and Shipping
Department, managed by J* C. Hart, is
responsible not only for handling material
coining Into or leaving Sandia Laboratory,
but also for seeing to it that the material
is used to its fullest capacity.

"Our reclamation activities involve ev¬
erything used at Sandia except waste
paper,” Mr. Hart commented. ”We receive
test equipment, machine tools, electronic
components, weapon parts, test gear,
heavy equipment including trailers and
government vehicles, building materials,
and a vast miscellany of used material in¬
cluding precious metals, all of which we
reclaim, sell, or consign to scrap.”

Before un-reclaimable material is put on
sale, it is offered to other government
agencies, or to the Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare for possible use
by state schools or other institutions in
a five-state area* If these agencies have
no use for it, it is placed on sale at San¬
dia’s salvage yard.

Sandia employees who have need for a
specific piece or pai’t in their laboratory
or other work, are encouraged to visit
Reclamation Division to see if the item
can be provided. Annually, between $300,-
OOO and $600,000 in equipment and ma¬
terial is reclaimed for use at Sandia
Laboratory. Such salvage also represents
saved time which would otherwise be spent
making out purchase orders, shipping and
receiving new material and equipment,
etc.

Sandia’s salvage yard provides items for
sale to the public at large* "The salvage
yard is especially busy before the annual
science fairs are held in high schools
across the country,” Mr* Hart continued.
"We sell a significant amount of material
to students for use in their projects.”

The department also provides packaging,
shipping, receiving, and commercial in¬
spection services for Sandia Laboratory;
it uses the work-ratio system in these
operations.

During the biuldup for operations in the
Pacific in 1962, the department made over¬
seas shipments totaling 1,338,877 lbs., or
143*004 cu. ft. Items in such a shipment
are packed not only to withstand the
stresses and shocks you’d expect to find
in such overseas transit, but also to with¬
stand the action of a variety of different
environments*

The department also receives and in¬
spects material coming into the labora¬
tory* Such material is unloaded, unpacked,
and inspected as quickly as possible to ex¬
pedite it to the requesting organizations.

INSTRUMENT SERVICES SECTION—Three members of the organization discuss possible
future use of a digital readout osdifoscope* L to R: Norman Zirwas, Julius Hollenbeck, Art
Jimenez.

"These activities are also carried out under
the work-ratio system,” Mr. Hart pointed
out* "When there are unusual working
conditions such as bad weather, very heavy
workload, unscheduled absence of person¬
nel. or other circumstances, we depend on
our own resources to provide continued
service. The work-ratio system makes this
sort of self-reliance possible*”

The workload handled in the receiving
area is reflected in a t 3 rpical month, dur¬
ing which some 14,140 incoming parcel
post, R*E.A., air freight, truck, and rail-
v;ay packages were handled.

Test Evaluation Department

As an additional support service for the
R&D gi’oups at Sandia, Test Evaluation
Department evaluates a number of micro-
wave and electronic subsystems to " prove-
in” various designs and modifications
made upon them; the object being to de¬
termine what an item will do and how
well it will do it*

Types of items tested include, as well as
the active components mentioned, passive
fXurn to Page Four Please)

PAGE THREE
LAB NEWS

Test and Evaluation Department, man¬
aged by Robert J. Dill, tests and eval¬
uates a variety of electronic devices* The
results of this work are made available
to Sandia’s research and development or¬
ganizations to assist them in determining
the reliability to be expected from equip¬
ment exposed to various operating con¬
ditions.

"We try to determine whether or not
such equipment is suitable for Sandia de¬
signs,” Mr. Dill said* "We perform many
life tests and some over-tests, with em¬
phasis on determining life expectancy,
reliability, and general performance.”

One function of the department in¬
volves leak testing and evaluation of com¬
ponents, subsystems, and special items:
and calibration of leak detection transfer
standards. Another involves testing and
evaluation of semiconductor devices and
vacuum tubes, including radiation expos¬
ure testing and subsequent radiation ef¬
fects testing of these devices.

MEASUREMENT SYSTEM shown here is used
in the Test Evaluation Department to deter¬
mine the insulation resistance of capacitors,
with 1000 volts across the test sample. This
provides modern capability in measuring
very low currents. For example, certain
capacitor samples using polystyrene dielec¬
tric material have shown insulation resis^
fences in the range of 10^® ohms. Operating
the digital electrometer is H. E. Beadersted.

AUGUST 28, 1964

FELIX CASTILLO fills a liquid nitrogen dew-
ar for one of many technical groups sup¬
plied by the General Stores Organization*

This Party Trick Is No Joke;
Provides Basis for New Resistor

(ConMnued from Page Three)

Service

Operations

elements such as capacitors, inductive
components, wire and cable samples, con«
nectors of many designs, resistors, and
ferroelectric (ceramic) bodies.

Calibration of measurement equipment
and the practices of precision typify the
“philosophy'' of this department. Auto¬
mation, as far as economically feasible, is
used. The work performed provides San-
dia'S component and system development
organizations with data improving under¬
standing of operational reliability in de¬
vices at a time when design changes can
still be effectively applied. Use of tech-
mcians to perform this test and evalua¬
tion work, as required by Sandia and re¬
lated military specifications, relieves staff
personnel in research and development for
the broader phases of Sandia’s missions.

PAGE FOUR
LAB NEWS
AUGUST 28, 1964

Sandia

Speakers

Following is a list of speakers, titles, and
places of presentation foi" recent talks by
members of Sandia Corporation*

C, J. McGaiT, Duector of Service Oper¬
ations, “Management Science in an Inven¬
tory Control System/* Aerospace Applica¬
tions Workshop (sponsored by IBM), Aug*
18, New York City, and Company Manage¬
ment Conference (Klerulf Electronics Corp-
oration), Aug. 21, Los Angeles, Calif,

J. E. Schirber of Solid-State Physics Div¬
ision, “New Open Orbits in the Fermi Sur¬
face of Zinc,'* IXth International Confer¬
ence on Low Temperature Physics, Aug.
21-Sept, 4, Columbus. Ohio.

L* S. Nelson and N, L, Eichardson, both
of Aerospace Physics Division, “Differences
Between the Combustion of ZiiTonium
Droplets in Aii- and in Oxygen Ai^agon Mix*
tures/* American Chemical Society, Aug.
30-Sept. 4, Chicago, HI* Mr. Nelson will
make the presentation,

J. O. Wear of Plasma Physics and Chem¬
ical Kinetics Division, *‘Kinetics of the Re¬
action Between UflV) and NpdV) at Low
Acidity Aqueous Solutions,** National Meet¬
ing of the American Chemical Society, Aug*
30-Sept. 4, Chicago, Ill.

C* W. Campbell, Vice President, Adminis¬
tration, “The Sandia Approach to Research
Facilities/* American Chemical Society,
Aug* 30-Sept. 4, Chicago, Bl*

A, B. Blackwell of Applied Mechanics Di¬
vision at Livermore Laboratory and R. E.
Duff of Lawrence Radiation Laboratory»
“High Explosive-Driven Wind Tunnels for
High Altitude Blast Simulation/* Ninth Bal¬
listic Missile Symposium, Aug. 14, San
Diego, Calif.

Irving Auerbach of Plasma Physics and
Chemical Kinetics Division, "Fiee Radical
Decay in Polyethylene/* Ameiican Chemical
Society, Aug. 30-Sept. 4, Chicago, Ill*

TYPICAL allotment of materials to be dis¬
tributed throughout Sandia Lsboratory is
checked out by Buford Coleman, left, and
J. B, Sanchez, both members of the General
Stores Division.

SHIPPING CARTONS are manufactured by
Gabriel Baca in Packaging Section shop.
Boxes of varied shapes and purposes are
made in this organization.

By J, M, Wiesen

Chairman, ECP Promotion Committee

Each dollar contributed through the Em¬
ployees* Contribution Plan gets a lot of
mileage* Some pail of it goes to help fi¬
nance the ivork being done by each of 36
ECP member agencies.

If there were time, each one of us could
take a first-hand look at the good our
contribution accomplishes. The agencies are
justifiably proud of their work, and they
would proudly show it to us. But, since
there isn*t time, we might take a second¬
hand look at one agency, one which, In its
busy activity, dedication, and perserver-
ance, typifies the work being done by all
of the agencies.

The New Mexico Chapter of the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society is such an agency.
The battle for victoiT over MS is far from
won, but it*s also far from hopeless* It*s
being quietly and persistently fought by
researchers, physicians, therapists, and most
enthusiastically, by patients*

They're courageous people, those having
this illness. From their cheerfulness and
enthusiasm, you sense their optimism about
the future*

The disease that they are battling has no
known cause. There is, at present, no known
cure for MS* It attacks its victims during
the time of their greatest vitality; from 20-
40 years of age. The first symptoms are de¬
ceptive, for they could Indicate any one of
several diseases; numbness of certain body
ai^eas, bluiTed vision, dizziness, fatigue.

The pathology of the disease apparently
consists of deterioration of the sheathing
rmyehn) which covers the nawes of the

The Mobius loop makes a gi’eat party
trick*

Take a strip of paper about two in. wide
and 12 in* long, twist it once, then tape
the two ends together. Now take a pair
of scissors and prepare to cut the loop
lengthwise dowm Its center.

At this point you can take bets. Ordin¬
arily. you would expect to get two separate
loops after the cutting.

With the Mobius, you get only one longer,
thinner loop.

Now cut this new loop down its center
one more time. Take bets again, because
evei*yone will readily agree that you will
get just one loop as you did the first time*

No so. You get two loops this time, inter¬
twined as in a chain link.

How about that?

The Mobius has one other unique prop¬
erty* If you stait a pencil line down the
center lengthwise, it will transcribe a com¬
plete circle, meeting itself at the staiting
point*

The loop was first studied scientifically
by a German mathematician, August F.
Mobius, about 100 years ago. He defined
it as a single surface. Eventually it caiTied
his name*

Now^ the Mobius loop is the basis for a
new transistor invented by Richard L. Davis
of Electronic Components Division, This
resistor has applications in radar and other
pulsed energy circuits. It provides a resis¬
tor function with negligible residual i*eac-
tance, A patent application has been filed
for the resistor employing the Mobius prin¬
ciple*

Another striking feature of the Mobius
resistor is that it does not couple to other
metallic objects or to itself. When the
measuring bridge is nulled, the resistor can
be handled or changed in form without dis-
tm'bing the balance* Physically, the Mobius
resistor can be made to fit almost any
space by folding or winding.

Dick had been working on the problem
of making nonreactive resistors with the
Chaperon or Ayrton-penT winding for
about two years. However, low i^esistance
values still presented inductive reactances,
which ai’e undesii'able. How to further Im¬
prove the resistors remained a problem. He
was thinking about this one day as he was
looking out of the window of the office.

“Suddenly, there it was,** Dick says* "The
idea of using a Mobius loop. I hadn't
thought about the Mobius for years. It had
always been a mathematical novelty."

Dick and Charles M. Barnes, technician

brain and spinal cord. This tissue evidently
insulates the fibers which carry nerve im¬
pulses. Certain MS symptoms indicate that
the disease causes a “short-circuiting" or
distortion which prevents the nerve impulses
from reaching their destinations.

Occasionally, the symptoms of MS dis¬
appear, only to re-appear at a later time.
When they return, they are often more
severe. As the disease progresses, it results
in weakness, paralysis, double vision, loss of
balance, speech impairment, and other dis¬
abilities.

But the remission of the symptoms—^tlieir
periodic disappeai^ance—is a process which
may hold a due to the mture of MS, This
possibility is the ever-present hope of those
who are battling the disease.

At the New Mexico Central Chapter of
the National Mtiltiple Sclerosis Society, the
local MS patients carry on a variety of
activities: preparation of letters about MS
to be sent to people of Albuquerque and
New Mexico; physical and occupational
therapy; and publication of a newsletter
about MS patients.

Funds for their work come from contri¬
butions and other local support. About 40
per cent of these funds goes to the Na¬
tional MS Society for research; some 60
per cent is retained for patient services, for
public information about MS, and for ad¬
ministration.

The Multiple Sclerosis Society is only one
of the 36 agencies needing help. This year
the ECP fund dilve will be held from Sept.
28 - Oct, 9. The goal for the drive is a
fair-share contribution from every em¬
ployee; one hour's pay per month* The hour
you give will be your finest hour*

RICHARD L. DAVIS converted the Mobius
loop from a mathematical novelty rnto a
new low-reactance resistor.

in the Division, made the first Mobius re¬
sistor using masking tape. This was twist¬
ed and connected to make the basic loop.
It functioned as the resistor dielectric. They
used aluminum tape as a conductor and
attached this to the surface of the mask¬
ing tape. Then the current leads were
placed opposite each other.

“The first unit had a 0*022-ohm resis¬
tance and 0.003-microhenry residual in¬
ductance/* Dick says* "It had a time cons¬
tant of 1.3x10-'^ second, a very low value
for such a small resistance. I assumed im¬
mediately that higher resistance values
could be made with very low residual reac¬
tances. We made new Mobius resistors with
both ribbon and round wiie and had good
results with both."

The work is described in a Sandia Tech¬
nical Memorandum, “Design Formulas for
High-Voltage Pulse Resistors,** SC-TM 362-
63 C14).

The document reports the extensive per¬
formance studies of the Mobius resistor
made by Dick and Charlie. Still, they have
a question about it*

“Since the Mobius resistor operates on the
same principle as the other resistor geom¬
etries, it must utilize the whole length
of the conductors to dissipate the pulse en¬
ergy/* Dick says. "However, compared to
the hairpin geometry, the dielectilc of the
Mobius resistor is used more efficiently,
since two equal pulses travel throughout its
volume between the conductors."

Then he asks, “How can the two equal
potential pulses of opposite phase travel
through each other without cancelling?**

We*11 leave that one for the topological
engineers*

Deaths

Winston W. «Ted)

French, a Sandia
employee for 13
years, died Aug* 9.

He was 63,

Mr, French was a
model and instru¬
ment maker in the
Machine Shop Divi¬
sion.

Survivors include
his widow; a son,

Winston, Jr.; a daughter, Mrs. Marjorie L.
McGarrah; and a grandson* All reside in
Los Lunas, N.M.

Tillett S. Daniel,
a Sandia employee
for 14 years, died
Aug. 23*

Mr* Daniel had
been assigned the
majority of the
time to the Military
Liaison Organiza¬
tion, although in
recent months he
had been on loan to
Medical Services Department to work on
a special safety assignment.

He was a retired Navy Commander*

Sm^vivors include his widow, two chil¬
dren in California, three grandchildren,
and his mother In Greensboro, N. C.

Look at One ECP Agency Indicates
Good Work Done by 35 Others

Project Dribble

AEC Schedules Nuclear Test in
Mississippi Salt Dome Formation

A group of Sandians is now at the
Project Dribble site near Hattiesburg,
Mlss.^ helping to make final preparations
for a five-kiloton underground detonation.
The joint Department of Defense-Atomic
Energy Commission project is part of the
Advanced Research Projects Agency Vela
Uniform Pi^ograni designed to develop
techniques for improving the capability
to detect, identify, and locate underground
nuclear detonations. The event is tenta¬
tively scheduled for Sept. 22.

Sandia Laboratory participation in Pro¬
ject Dribble Includes arming the nuclear
device, recording free-field particle mo¬
tion both underground and on the sur¬
face, and providing a specially-designed
television camera to inspect the di'illed
holes prior to detonation and after.

For the particle motion studies, 71 In¬
struments, including smlace-motion gages
and subsurface instrument stations, have
been placed in four drilled holes sur¬
rounding ground zero. Project scientist
for this effoit Is W. R. Ferret of Under¬
ground Physics Division,

Sandia project leader for Dribble ac¬
tivities is A, D, Thombrough, supervisor
of Effects Instrumentation Section. Field
Test personnel participating in the pro¬
ject will include R. L. Rutter, L. C, Sand-
gren, L. A. Kracko, D, B. list, Walter E.
Di'ake. and F. K. Millsap* R, L, Baca is
the Engineering and Research Support Di¬
vision representative on the project,

R, J, Brousseau of Nevada Test Site
Test Support Division is responsible for
arming the device. He will be assisted by
J. H, Fuqua,

R. G, Scharrer, G, G, Curry* and L. W.
Wright of Instrumentation Development
Section and G, W. Hughes of Range Op¬
tics Division have developed the heavily-
insulated television system that will be
used for study of the cavity after the deto¬
nation. The camera, about five in, in di¬
ameter, will be lowered into the shaft and
will be able to operate up to 15 minutes
in a high-temperature environment.

Technical direction of Pi^oject Dribble
is the responsibility of Lawi-ence Radiation
Laboratory,

The device will be detonated in a
tamped emplacement at the bottom of a
2700-ft. hole. The hole was drilled into the
Tatum Salt Dome, a halite (rock salt)
formation of from 95 to 97 per cent purity.
The Tatum Dome is one of several similar
halite deposits found in the Gulf area and
formed during the Cretaceous geologic per¬
iod, when shallow seas covered much of
the central portion of the continent.

The Vela Uniform program, of which
Project Dribble is a part, evolved from
recommendations made in 1959 by the
Panel on Seismic Improvement, an offi¬
cially-appointed group of noted D, S, sci¬
entists, The Panel, taking note of diffi¬
culties in detecting the difference between
some underground nuclear detonations and
some earthquakes, called for a program
of increased basic research in seismology;
procui’ement of instruments for a world¬
wide seismic research progi^am; develop¬
ment of improved seismic instruments;
construction and operation of prototype
seismic detection stations; and an experi¬
mental program of underground detona¬
tions encompassing both high explosives
and* w^here necessary, nuclear explosions.

The Panel recommended firing a number
of underground detonations in different
locations and under vai^ying conditions as
a source of ground motion that could be
recorded by improved detection instill¬
ments. Suggested placements were in gran¬
ite, in an earthquake-prone area* in a
cavity, and in varying geological forma¬
tions at the Navada Test Site,

The Sand Springs mountain range near
Fallon, Nev.* was selected as a location
meeting the requirements for a granite
medium and an active earthquake area.
A Vela Uniform event called Project
Shoal was conducted there with a con-

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AUGUST 28, 1964

tained nuclear detonation on Oct* 26.
1963,

The detonation of a nuclear device sus¬
pended within a large cavity was recom¬
mended as a means of testing a theory
that decoupling or muffling would reduce
greatly the volume of seismic or ground
motion signals from an underground ex¬
plosion. Scientists agreed that a salt dome
was the most advantageous site for such
an experiment.

The decoupling theory is: If a large
enough cavity were created imderground,
and a nuclear device of the right yield
were detonated at the center of It* the air
w'ould cushion the shock and relatively
little of the energy of the detonation would
be transmitted to the cavity wall. There¬
fore, the earth shock or seismic signal
transmitted to distant seismographs would
be extremely small when compared to the
energy transmitted from a tamped ex¬
plosion of the same yield and at the same
position.

Preliminary experiments, using chemical
high explosive detonations in small cavi¬
ties in salt, were conducted by the AEC
during late 1959 and early i960 in a salt
mine near Winnfleld, La. The experiments
suggested the decoupling theory, and sup¬
ported the prediction that the seismic
signals from a fully-tamped nuclear ex¬
plosion would be about 200 to 300 times
larger than the signal from a decoupled
explosion of the same energy yield.

Firing 100-ton nuclear devices in both
tamped and decoupled emplacements at
the same depth <2000 ft.) in the same
medium (salt) and in the same area (Ta¬
tum Salt Dome) will permit correlating
and evaluating results of seismic instru¬
ment readings so that more complete
knowledge of decoupling possibilities and
the seismic recording of decoupled explo¬
sions can be obtained. These 100-ton
detonations are planned, but not author¬
ized as yet.

The purpose of the U. S. seismic research
program is to design instruments that may
pick up such signals, to learn how far such
a signal may be transmitted* and how well
the origin can be identified.

More than 100 nuclear devices have been
detonated in shallow or deep underground
positions at the Navada Test Site in ex¬
periments dating back to 1957, All of these
detonations and the seismic signals i^e-
sulting from them have been studied as
part of the continuing Vela Uniform re¬
search program. The information obtained
has provided United States negotiators
with technical data for talks bearing on
test ban matters w'hen discussed In Ge¬
neva, Switzerland: Washington. D. C,;
New York City; and other locations since
1958,

Promotions

Elaine A. Coons (4333) to Record Clerk

James L. Duran (3413) io MessHnger

Randall D. Kilmartin (3413) to Messemger

J u a va nil Uiomg (3126) t o Secratari a I Stenog ra pher

Mary A. Kruger (3126) lo Stenographer Clerk

B. Joann Mathews {3t26J to Secretarjal Typist

Jewell C McDaniel (3126) to Secretarial typist

Donna C. Brown (3421) to Library Assistant

Jane L, Hallisey (4432) to Document Clerk

tCaye 1. HunemuMer (4432) to Qacument Cierk

Naomi M, Kelly (2642) to Document Clerk

Marjorie L. Eyerly (7612) to Keypunch Operator

Patficjo Sanchez (3413J to Mail Clerk

Alice M, Vancil (4131) to Payroll Clerk

Orlinda M. Grfffln (3411) to Typist

Edna F, Morris (4432) to Tabulating Equipment OF>erator
Arthur i, Gregory (4613) to Service Clerk
David E. Sales, Jr. (7611) to Computer Facility Operator
Martin L, Dieter (7331) to Senior Clerk
Sen Jojola* Jr, (2641) to Order Analyst
Jacqueline G. Tnornton (8)44) to Data Proceiilng Clerk
Timothy J. Cody (8232) to Document Clerk
Donald R* Rich (8144) to Tabulating Equipment Operator
David L. Durgin (7418) to Staff Assoc lata. Technical
Jame& £, Breitenbach (7323) to Staff Assiitanl, Technical
Nell 8. Norton (3463) to Staff Assistant* Administrative
Howard 0. Hayden (3465) to Staff Assistant,
Administrative

Frank Lucero (7614) to Staff Assistant, Administrative
Joseph M. Garcia (4574) to Janitor
R. W. Fitzgerald (4574) to Cleaner
Virginia J. Miller (4233) to Assembler
Pauline H. Selph (4233) to Assembler
Delores N. Smith (4233) to Assembler
Charles F. Collier (4233) to Coil Maker
Mildred D. Smith (4233) to Assembler
Carl O. Kemp (4233) to Plate Maker
Sesario C. Cordova (4575) fo Laborer
Nancy C. Chavez (3126) to Typist Clerk
Richard Chavez (4233) to Technician
Donna Jo Finley (3126) to Typist Clerk
Beatrice C. Martinez (4431) to Typist Clerk
Frances J. Krommenhock (1314) to Staff Assistant,
Technical

Endalecio Gurute (4623) to Material Handler

Luciano Chavez (4613) to Stockkeeper

Tom O, Cordova (3428) to File Clerk

Judy G. Mershon (3126) to ^cretariat Stenographer

John Jr* (761?) to Data Processing Clerk

Robert C. Jaramillo (7611) to Data Processing Clerk

Lyle r, Davis (7241) to Mathematics Analyst

Helen M. Headrick (1333) to Laboratory Assistant

E. Marie Hayden (8242) to Record Clerk

Gloria S, Putman (6000) to Secretarlaf Assistant

Summer Employee
Tackles Difficult
Programming Job

For the first time, George Hudson, a
mathematics teacher in the Albuquerque
Public School System* is working for the
summer at Sandia Laboratory* For him as
for other Sandia summer employees, the
experience is a new and enridling one,

Geoi'ge has taught mathematics at San¬
dia High School since it opened six years
ago. Before that time, he taught for three
years at Valley High School, He *3 chair¬
man of the mathematics department at
Sandia High* an active member of the
school's mathematics curriculum committee,
and the inheritor of the high school teach¬
er's shai’e of club sponsorships and other
duties*

“I've found the experience at Sandia
very worthwhile* both to my interest in
mathematics and to my work as a teacher/*
he said. “The people with whom I work
at Sandia are deeply involved In mathe¬
matics; they woi'k with it in applications
that we don't always see In the classroom.
And they're personable; their friendliness

Supervisory

Appointments

RICHARD L*ENO
to supervisor of
Systems Develop-
ment Division 7433>
Upper Atmosphere
Projects Depart'
ment.

Dick has been
with Sandia since
July 1956 and for
the fii-st three yeai's
did project work in
Systems Development organization. He
participated in Operation Hardtack, Phase
I, and Operation Dominic* and two years
ago was promoted to supervisor in Space
Projects Division n (now re-named Sys¬
tems Development Division).

He was graduated from the University
of Nebraska with a BS degree in mechan¬
ical engineering.

During three years service In the Air
Force. Dick worked the majority of the
time in a preliminary design group at
Cape Kennedy then known as Cape Ca¬
naveral.

ROY M, TID¬
WELL to supervisor
of Range Electron¬
ics Division 7222,
Test Range Depart¬
ment*

Hoy has been with
Sandia Corporation
nine years and has
been a section su-
peiwisor for four
years* His wnrk has
been mainly in Field Testing. He headed
various sections in Livermore Laboratory’s
Test Department for four years, and re-
tuimed to Sandia Laboratory last January
as supervisor of Special Undergi^ound
Pi'ojects Section.

Roy is a scientific advisor to Defense
Atomic Support Agency, and participated
in the following full-scale tests: Redwing,
Plmnbbob, Hardtack, and Dominic.

He has a BS degree in electrical engi¬
neering from Texas Technological College*
and is a member of Eta Kappa Nu and
Tau Beta Pi, honorary societies.

MATHEMATICS TEACHER George Hudson,
left, is working at Sandia Laboratory this
summer in a project group headed by M.

D. Fimpfe in Applications Oriented Systems
Section. Sandia's summer employees abili¬
ties are put to good use during their
months on Sandia projects.

and help have made my job considerably
more meaningful,**

George is working on a computer pro¬
ject in the Statistical Programming Pro¬
ject of the Applications Oriented Systems
Division. The purpose of this project will
be to develop, implement, and maintain pro¬
grams for applying large scale digital com¬
puter to the solution of problems of a
statistical or probabilistic nature* '*Although
computer-oriented mathematics isn’t yet
taught extensively in high schools, it will
be soon**' he continued, ’'and the experience
of working on computer programming is
valuable in that respect*'*

The relationsliip between George and
Sandia is mutually beneficial; in this sense,
he typifies Sandia*s summer employees.

The summer hire program, which provides
employment for a limited number of high
school and college teachers and graduate
students, generates numerous other specific
benefits, both for Sandia and for the sum¬
mer employee. The program provides man¬
power to do important work; It provides
available manpower dui'ing summer vaca¬
tions of Sandia*s regular staff; it generates
interest In passible future permanent em¬
ployment among graduate students* There
are some 50 Saniila staff members and
supervisors who had their fii^st experience
with the Company as summer employees.
The program also provides graduate stu¬
dents and faculty members with gainful
employment in an effort to encourage their
further study or teaching; and it provides
faculty personnel with infoi'matlon on in¬
dustrial needs to aid them in their teaching.

Summer employment at Sandia is hand¬
led by W, A. Doyle of the Employment Di¬
vision. ‘"The main object of the graduate
student summer employment program is
to enable the student to become better ac¬
quainted with Sandia, and to enable San¬
dia to become more familiar with him,"
he said, “And the university faculty pro¬
gram engenders better relations between
Sandia and colleges and universities across
the country,

“Graduate students for summei* employ¬
ment are contacted by Sandia's college
recruiters on the campus,” he continued,
“and university faculty members are fre¬
quently introduced to Sandia by their for¬
mer students who are now on the labor¬
atory’s staff. The high school faculty mem¬
ber seeking summer employment at Sand-
la makes application through the school
administration.**

George Hudson is one of 11 high school
teachers hilled at Sandia this summer.

Congratulations

Mr* and Mrs. V. E. Schulze, Jr, tl534), a
son, Joseph Edward* July 21,

Mr. and Mi's. Harold Howell <2441) * a
son, William David* July 28.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Valdez (4213)* a daugh¬
ter, Maria Montserrat* Aug. 1,

Hr* and Mrs, R. H. Barnett (7331)» a
son* Douglas Royal, Aug. 2,

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Palmer (4221), a
daughter* Linda Anne* Aug, 6.

Mr. and Mi*s* W* R. Dameron* Jr. (2563),
a son* Guy Corbett, Aug, 9,

Mr. and Mrs. W, J, Meikle (1311), a
daughter, Margaret Mary^ July 30.

Mr* and Mrs, D, D, Little (4233)* a
daughter, Molh Dee. Aug* 8*

Mr* and Mrs, G. A* Villane (1531), a
daughter* Susan Anne* July 31,

and Mrs* Norman Corlis (7212), a
daughter* Deborah Anne, Aug. 13*

D. Swain Helping Make Study at
Army Electronic Proving Ground

Alan D. Swain, a human factors spe¬
cialist in the Development and Systems
Division, is one of a gxoup who have been
asked by the U. S, Army Electronic Prov¬
ing Ground to make a study of ways to
improve its test and evaluation of new
equipment. The proving ground is located
at Fort Huachuca. Aria,

Members of the group are examing prev¬
ious testing methods in the light of human
factors engineering and better test design
as a whole.

Human factors engineering—an offshoot
of both psychology and engineering—seeks
the tool or the machine which best fits
the capabilities of its operator.

Human factors engineers call any tool
and its user or machine and its operator
a man-machine system. They examine
the linkage between the human and the
non-human part of the system to find out
whether it can be improved.

The group of specialists will also explore
ways of improving test designs. Through
statistical analysis, tests will be tailored
so that the data collected can be used
more profitably.

The services of the group were obtained
through the Army Research Office,
Durham, N. C,, which lists specialists in
many fields who are available for con¬
sultation and assistance.

Mr. Swain is doing his part of the pro¬
ject while on vacation this month.

AEC Selects Sandia
Films for Distribution
Throughout Nation

Two Sandia-made films have been se¬
lected by the Atomic Energy Commission
for inclusion In the AEC motion picture
library and for distribution (free of
charge) from nine AEC field libraries.

The movies are “Environmental Test¬
ing at Sandia Laboratory" and "Funda¬
mentals of Mechanical Vibration." Both
were filmed by Industrial Photographies
Division,

The first film is of semi-technical nature
and discusses the environments, both nat¬
ural and induced, which weapon compo¬
nents and systems may experience be¬
tween manufacture and use, A series of
test sequences shows some of the facilities
at Sandia Laboratory (giant centrifuge*
electrodynamic shaker, rocket sled, air
gun, climatic chamber, etc.), which are
used to produce varying environments to
help insui^e reliability.

The second movie is primarily for engi¬
neers and engineering students and dis¬
cusses the simple systems of mechanical
vibration. Animated mathematical exam¬
ples are included.

Each film runs approximately 30 min¬
utes.

Service Awards

15 Years

Robert i. Dill
4630

S#|it. 6, 1949

Caffer E. Howard flodn^y lord

76T1 4611

Aw 9. 31* 1949 Awg. 31, 1949

Sarah M. Copal and Jeita C. Vtahbarg

2321 7432

Upf. 7, 1949 Sapt, 7, 1949

10 Years

Av9.29-5apt. 11

RobflMt L, Corey 2525, Oofiald P* Ar^la 7212, Merlm
A, A/^nteufe^ 7245, John M. Stolt 4412, DavJd L. Schafar,
ir. 7221. dob E, Hoskins 1533.

M. J. Madlanar, Jr. 2541, Frank W. Heilson 1620, Aitlonto C. Salaiar

C. F. Trimble 2512, M. Muriel DanisOn 2330, Manuel j, 4574

Apodaca 3462, Thaddeua J. Stefz 7246. Sept. 7, 1949

Carl Gregory, Jr,
5apl. 2. 1949

Those Miserable Allergies - - Nothing to Sneeze at!

HARMLESS to many but not to all: cosmetics, wool, drugs, a lemon, wheat, roses, and eggs.
The number of common allergens is legion* the accompanying article points out.

by S. P- BUss, M. D,

Sandia Corporation Medical Director

Allergy is a sensitivity which some
people develop to substances which ordi¬
narily are hai^inless to most other people.

This deceptively simple definition only
states the problem; it does not in any
way indicate the severity of allergy. A
conservative estimate is that there are
more than 17 million persons in the
country who suffer from some sort of al¬
lergic illness.

The important word here is “illness.”
To many people, aUergy is only a tem¬
porary condition which may draw com¬
ments from friends about the redness of
one's nose. But allergy—including the red
nose variety—can be a serious illness un¬
less controlled.

Those who suffer from hay fever* food
allergies, and skin allergies—nearly one of
every ten persons in the United States—
often are prevented from leading normal
lives. The loss of efficiency and the cost
of doctor's care and medicines, owing to
hay fever alone, are immeasurable. Aller¬
gies can rightly be considered a major
health problem.

Let's take a closer look at these illnesses.

The most common allergic diseases may
involve any part of the body. Hay fever
and asthma attack the respiratory sys¬
tem, Skin reactions may include hives,
eczema, and such irritations as those
caused by contact with poison ivy. Digest¬
ive disturbances resulting from allergic
reaction also are common, and diseases of
the eye and ear sometimes are caused by
allergies. A more serious aspect of allergies
is evident in a case of chronic asthma*
for example, where the heart and blood
vessels may eventually be damaged.

The illness of the allergic individual may
be mild (a light attack of hay fever or a
brief outbreak of hives) or it may be se¬
vere and extremely serious (an acute
asthmatic attack). In either case, it is
wise to seek medical advice and care.

The substances to which individuals
may become sensitive are called allergens.
They reach the body by being inhaled,
swallowed, touched* or injected into it.
In more susceptible individuals, the sec¬
ond or third exposm^e to an allergen—or
many exposures over a period of time in
less susceptible individuals—produces the
reaction. This is usually manifested as an

PAGE SIX
LAB NEWS
AUGUST 28, 1964

irritation of the sensitive tissues of the
nose* skin, bronchial tubes, or digestive
tract.

The number of common allergens is
legion; pollens, molds* house dust, feathers,
animal hair* cei-taln cosmetic ingredients,
wool, dyes, perfumes* metals* eggs, milk,
chocolate, nuts* fish, drugs, hormones* anti^
biotics* the sting of bees and wasps—and
even heat, cold* and sunlight.

Anyone can develop an allergy. It is not
inherited, but there is a tendency for some
people to develop allergies if either of
their parents is allergic or if there is a
history of allergy on either side of the
family* However, children do not necessar¬
ily develop the same type of allergy as
their parents.

Hay Fever

Hay fever* the most common allergic
disease in the country* can make a per¬
son's life miserable and interfere with
normal activities. The hay fever victim
is troubled with attacks of sneezing* con¬
gestion* and itching of the eyes* ears, nose*
throat, and mouth. Caused by an allergy
to the pollen of trees, gi’asses. or weeds*
hay fever may attack in the spring* sum¬
mer* or fall—or through all three seasons.
The most common cause of hay fever is

pollen from the ragweed plant, and the
peak of the season in the eastern part
of the nation occurs between mid-August
and mid-September when the plant is in
flower* “National Allergy Month” is held
from Aug, 15 to Sept. 15 to acquaint the
public with the prevalence of the disease.

Some people suffer from year-'round hay
fever, called “allergic rhinitis.” The ssrmp-
toms ai^e the same as seasonal hay fever
and the illness is caused by dust, feathers,
animal hair, and eexiain foods. Both types
of hay fever can produce serious compli¬
cations. and one out of every three hay
fever sufferera develops asthma.

Asthma

Asthma is the most serious of the com¬
mon allergic diseases and the individual
suffering from this illness is always han¬
dicapped. Ill acute cases, hospitalization
is required. Asthma is a condition charac¬
terized by coughing, wheezing, and diffi¬
cult breathing. It may be caused by any
of the allergens which are inhaled (pollen*
dust, etc.) or by sensitivity to food. Asthma
also may lead to permanent bronchial
trouble, and especially may damage the
lungs and heait. The disease usually is
more common among individuals with a
family history of allergy and* like hay

fever* asthma may occur seasonally or all-
year-around.

Skin Allergies

Eczema is a skin eruption inflicting
itching, swelling, blisters, and scaling.
Its causes are many and there often is
a family history of allergy. Eczema may
be localized anywhere on the body and
then spread to other parts. It usually Is
one of the prevalent allergies of early
childhood, and the itching can become so
annoying as to produce serious Infection
from scratching.

Hives are an outbreak of inflamed
lumps or welts of varying sizes on the
skin, accompanied by a sensation of itch¬
ing. When the swelling is large and in¬
vades the deep tissues, the person's lips,
tongue, eyelids* ears* and internal organs
may be affected. Hives are most often
caused by an allergy to food* drugs* anti¬
biotics. or inhalants.

Contact dermatitis is a skin eruption
similar to eczema and is caused in sus¬
ceptible individuals by contact with such
substances as metals, cosmetics, dyes*
certain textiles, poison ivy* poison oak, and
sumac*

But whatever type of allergy occurs* and
it may occur at any age* early diagnosis
Is important* There is no simple cure for
any allergy* nor Is there a single treatment
for every case* The best source of advice
and help is your physician who. if neces¬
sary, can refer you to an allergy special¬
ist. To be certain your illness is an allergy,
and to identify the substances to which
you may be allergic* the doctor will con¬
struct a thorough family history before ex¬
amining you. It Is likely he will perform
skin tests to determine your sensitivity to
vai'ious substances by using extracts of
allergens.

Once the cause of your allergy has been
determined* the doctor will tell you to
avoid—insofar as possible—the substances
to which you are sensitive. If food is sus¬
pected* for example, you 'Will be placed on
a special diet. If the allergy is mild* it may
be controlled with antihistamines: if more
severe* a series of injections may be sug¬
gested which will help desensitize the re¬
action to the allergen. This particular
method has proven to be of great help
in instances where the allergy is caused
by pollen, mold* or dust* Even when relief
is incomplete, the severity of the symptoms
may be reduced.

In some instances* removal of the cause
producing the allergy may be enough to
cure the patient permanently. In other
cases, treatment over a longer period of
time may alleviate the condition. But cures
can be effected* so it is important that you
consult your doctor if you suspect that
you have an allergy.

After all* your health is nothing to
sneeze at!

IOMORROWS

Out-Of-Hours Fall
Session of Classes
Begins Sept. 17

SAFETY SLOGAN contributed by Florencio
Baca, supervisor of Janitor Service Section
II, was displayed on the safety billboards In
Area I last week. Safety is a particular con¬
cern In ail housekeeping, he says. Safety
Education Division welcomes slogan sug¬
gestions. Call Al Banks, telephone 264-

EAR Registration
Deadline Nears
For Local Schools

Sept. 3 is the deadline for filing applica¬
tions for Sandia’s Educational Aids Pro¬
gram. Employees planning to take college
credit courses at either the University of
New Mexico or College of St. Joseph next
semester should file their application form
SC 4555-A (12-63) with University Rela¬
tions Division by next Thursday.

Registration for UNM is scheduled Sept.
10-12. At the College of St. Joseph, regis¬
tration will be held Sept. 10.

A new registration procedui*e will be in
effect at UNM. Tuition will no longer be
collected as a part of the registration pro¬
cess. The student will be billed immedi¬
ately following the regular registration
pKjriod and payment must be made within
seven days of the date of billing.

As soon as Education Aids participants
receive their billing from UNM. they must
present the bill to University Relations Di¬
vision. Bldg. 301. At this time the billing
will be checked against the original appli¬
cation and the authorization for tuition
assistance will be given to participants to
be returned to UNM with their checks.

Registration procedures at College of
St. Joseph are unchanged.

Questions about registration should be
referred to Dorothy Mohart of the di¬
vision. tel. 264-5957.

PAGE SEVEN
LAB NEWS
AUGUST 28, 1964

Coronado Club
Bowling Alleys
In Top Condition

Winter bowling leagues are now forming
at the Coronado Club for the 1964-65 sea¬
son.

“Major improvements were made last
year to provide bowling enthusiasts with
more consistent alleys and a more pleasant
atmosphere.** says Andy Carter, newly-
elected Coronado Club Director who is re¬
sponsible for bowling activities. “Nevr car¬
pet is installed, the walls are newly-paint¬
ed, and lanes are resurfaced. The four au¬
tomatic pin setters have been inspected and
are in top condition.** Andy says. “New
pins await league action.**

A full season of bowling activity is an¬
ticipated for the forthcoming season. Six
leagues are being formed and openings for
bowlers exist in practically every league.
The leagues are:

Monday—Five-man handicap teams
Tuesday—Three-woman handicap teams
Wednesday—Mixed doubles handicap
Thursday—Mixed doubles handicap
Friday—Five-man handicap teams
Sunday—Mixed doubles handicap
Seven tournaments will be held during
the year, according to Andy, including sep¬
arate men's and women*s championship
competition, team tournaments and
Blind Curtain. Chinese Low Ball, and
Scotch Doubles tournaments.

Open bowling will also be available at
the Club alleys.

ACF Golfers Win
Tri-Atomic Tourney

ACF Industries team has won the Tri-
Atomic Golf Tournament for the third
straight year. The touimey was played last
week between ACF, AEC, and Sandia Lab-
oratoi-y. ACF golfers made 151 points,
AEC 117. and Sandia 110.

Individual Sandia golfers took the low
gross and low net crowns. Jim Leonard
(7419) shot 70 for the medalist honors.
L. T. McKenzie (3242) shot a handicap 57
for the low gross title.

Next Friday is the deadline for enroll¬
ment in Sandia Laboratory’s Out-of-Hours
Educational Program. Classes start during
the week of Sept. 17.

A schedule of coui’se offerings is con¬
tained in Out-of-Hours booklets and en¬
rollment cards are available from division
supervisors. The enrollment cards, signed
by the employee’s immediate supervisor,
must be turned in to Technical and
'Trades 'Training Division by Sept. 4. Ad¬
ditional booklets, cards, or information are
available from the Division, Bldg. 300,
tel. 264-6538.

An Employee Bulletin was issued last
week announcing additional courses not
listed in the booklet. The coui’ses are 'True
Position Dimensioning System: Strength
of Materials, Part I; Introduction to Chem¬
istry of Organic Materials. Part 11: 'Thin
Film Microelectronics: Stress Wave Prop-

3876.

agation in Solids; Introduction to Plasma
Physics; Advanced Modem Physics; and
Atmospheric Physics and Astrophysics.

‘"The Out-of-Hours Educational Pro¬
gram is designed to help Sandia personnel
keep abreast of the rapidly changing sci¬
ences, professions, technologies, and skills
necessary to the performance of the Cor¬
poration’s mission,*’ says M. A. McCutchan,
supervisor of Technical and 'Ti-ades 'Train¬
ing Division.

Classes are held during the noon hour
and after work. Students are expected to
meet the high standai'ds of the program.
Homework and examinations are part of
the courses. Successful completion of a
course is noted on the employee’s personnel
record.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
Deadlin*: Friday noon prior to wook of

publication unlatt changad by holiday.

A maximum of 125 ads will bo accaptod

for aach issua.

RULES

1. Limit: 20 words

2. Ona ad par issua par parson

3. Must ba submittad in writing

4. Usa home talaphona numbars

5. For Sandia Corporation and
AEC amployaas only

6. No commarcial ads, plaasa

7. Includa nama and organization

8. Housing listad hara ^r rant or sala is
availabla for occupancy without ragard
to raca, craad, color, or national origin.

FOR SALE

6 ' REDWOOD PICNIC TABLE, benches; Hotpoint
automatic washer, $25; 50cc motor scooter, $65.
1413 Guaymas Place. Houghton. 2^-3386.

KENMORE DISHWASHER, mobile. $50. Smith.
299-7950,

3- BDR. carpet, drapes, landscaped, sprinklers, near
schools, total $11,300. $85/mo. selling at FHA
appraisal. 1205 Elizabeth NE. Ryan. 298-7084.

CARTOP CARRIER, station wagon size. 72x42,
$12. Johnson. 255-5427.

CARLOS REY ADDITION. 3-bdr. LR. DR. built-in-
gas range-oven, disposal, washer rough-in, 220
wiring for dryer, 4^% loan, payment $61.
Ganzerla. 247-9924 after 530.

4- BDR. MOSSMAN. den. 13^ baths, carpeted,
drapes, large concrete patio, attached parage,
near schools, below FHA appraisal. Doyle. 255-
1483.

AKC registered Bassett male. 1 yr. old. tri-color;
dinette set. small table w/4 chairs. $20: pet
skunk w/cage. $20. Grady. 299-6623.

TRAILER HITCH for 1962 F-85 Olds; infant
lumper seat; car top luggaoe carrier; 30x42
office-type desk. Perusich. 298-4870.

*60 CUSHMAN MOTOR SCOOTER. $175. Alex¬
ander. 344-1419.

'64 Model, 16>/^' Aristocrat Trailer, self-contained,
original cost $2200. sell for $1750. Asturias.
299-4173.

2-BDR. BLOCK, 2 V 2 acres* l-os Finos Addition,
Tiieras Canyon, large parage, out-building, un¬
finished. Brooks, 298-8017.

TRAILER HITCH, adjustable for load leveling, $15.
Galbreath, 898-0644.

DUPLEX. 2-bdr. each. SE Heights. 2 garages, cor¬
ner lot. $17,850. discount if large down pay¬
ment. take trade. Chavez. 298-5091.

CORVAIR MONZA-900. ’63. bucket seats. R&H.
$1500. Lucero. 298-3656 or 247-8753.

TENT, 16-man squad, used once, make reasonable
offer. Ashmore, 268-8304.

VELVET CHAISE longue. Montano, 855-9264.

*61 T-BIRD cruisomatic, PB, PS. electric seat
and windows, tilting steering wheel, $1795. Ca¬
hill, 298-6247.

GAS RANGE, $20; two 730x14 snow tires. $30;
small motor scooter. $89; '56 Chev. front half,
$35. Villella. 268-7045.

*56 CADY, factory air, 4-dr., all power, $650;
leather-top poker table, $35; 11 cu. ft.-freezer.
$115; Ironrite mangle. $30; 12x15 tent, $35.
Browne. 345-1433.

1929 MODEL "A”, 2-dr., runs. Sanchez. 2902
John SE. 242-9314.

3-BDR.. pitched roof, comer lot, landscaped, sprink¬
lers. access for boat/trailer, carpeting, drapes,
newly-stuccoed. $13,800. $2600 cash to VA
loan, will trade. James. 298-0709.

BRASS FINISHED FIREPLACE SCREEN, 31x38”.
and andirons, $ 20 ; basketball goal. $ 2 ; tether-
ball pole. $3. Goen. 268-7521.

’56 CHEV. 6 -cyd. 2-dr. HT. R&H. auto, trans.,
$395. Gower. 344-9774.

CHAIN SAW. 7 HP rating, gear driven. 20” bar,
cuts in any position. $125 cash. Mahoney, 298-
5711.

HAM RECEIVER. Heathkit all band Mohawk mod¬
el RX-1. factory wired, cost approx. $300, sell
$150. Phelps. 299-9376.

’51 CHEVY station wagon, recently overhauled en¬
gine, level plywood floor behind front seat, used
as camper. Henry. 255-2536.

DINING ROOM SUITE: mahogany table 42”x78”.
including leaf. 6 chairs, and 2 -drawer, 2 -door
buffet. $40. Leslie. 299-2040.

OUTBOARD MOTOR, Evinrude 7 ^/ 2 , $35. Jacobs.
877-2701 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

'56 MERCURY. HT. new paint, new tires. Vigil.
256-2311.

BABY BED. hardwood frame headboard and end
panels, double drop sides, 3 -position link spring,
plastic teething rails, natural finish. $10. Ang¬
el. 298-0384.

NORTHWEST PAT HURLEY PARK area. 3-bdr.,
den. built-in kitchen, dishwasher, carpeting,
double garage, fireplace, a/c, $1500 below FHA.
Johnson. 242-8758.

FALL AND WINTER MATERNITY dresses, one
black wool jumper style, one brown 3 -piece en¬
semble. sizes 16-18. Waite. 298-2065.

HOTPOINT electric stove, double oven, deep well.
Oeakin. 255-8413.

REFRIGERATOR. 7.5 cu. ft. Kelvinator, ideal for
trailer or small apartment, $40. Alls, 256-9167.

REFRIGERATOR. Westinghouse 9 cu. ft., best offer
over $30. Kelvinator automatic washer, $25.
Chavez. AX 8-0674.

KELVINATOR electric stove. $20; Kelvinator auto¬
matic washer. $20. Johnson. 268-6524.

4 GREY OAK end tables, one coffee table, desk
and chair, $25. Potter, 268-5451 after 5.

'63 CADILLAC coupe DeVille, all power. Cummings.
298-5173 after 5.

TOOL & DIE maker’s equipment, miscellaneous
tools. Southard. 255-8228.

3-BOR.. V /2 bath, close to Base & school, no
qualifying, no down, terms flexible. Hafley, 298-
3983.

’64 CHRYSLER Newport. 4-dr., wsw, radio. AT.
PB. PS, factory air, 4000 miles, below NADA.
Gay. 299-5625.

630x15 Goodyear tubeless tires, two with over
25% tread, never flat, $3 each or both for $5.
Holmes. 299-4160.

SHOTGUN, 12 ga. Rem. automatic, model 58, $80
or will trade for .243 cal. rifle. Downing, 299-
6945.

UPRIGHT PIANO, not too tall, bench included.
$125. Mozley, 299-4204.

PHILCO radio-pronograph, $20; 35 albums, 78
rpm records, $ 20 ; hand mower. $ 10 ; deck ham¬
mock. $5; lamps, etc. Ager, 256-1451.

’55 OLDS 88 4-dr., R&H. $295. Krahe, 268-6256
after 5.

SW VALLEY. 3-bdr.. den. 26’ LR w/vigas. 2 fire¬
places, carpeted. 13/^ baths, double carport,
w/storage, shade trees, new $17,500 FHA avail¬
able. Roth. 243-7049.

SOFA, large 2-piece curved sectional, straight sec¬
tion converts to bed, $30. Carstens. 268-1163.

3-BDR. and study. 1608 Stanford SE. carpeted,
walled yard, pitched roof, patio, many extras.
$11,500. Lamberson, 243-5179.

CORRALES HOME on one acre. 3 fireplaces, 3-
bdr., electric kitchen, corral, double garage, in¬
dependent efficiency apt. Swiss, 898-2083.

’60 TRIUMPH station wagon. $350; 30-40 Krag.
$35. Pritchard. 268-9618.

730x14 tubeless retread tire, new. $7.50; car
evaporative window cooler. $5. Everett. 298-3994.

KENMORE gas range. 4-bumer and oven. $20.
Morrison. 247-8524.

LAKE FRONT LOT with 2 bedroom trailer, air
conditioned, at Conchas Lake. Rent and utilities
paid thru March. Windham. 256-9455.

TROMBONE, case, stand, great for school, $50.
Gorman. 256-6447.

ONE-WHEEL trailer with hitch and tarp with frame¬
work. 1964. license. Also 3 hp gasoline engine.
$7.50. Hermeke. 298-4232.

ROYAL ELECTRIC typewriter, $200; portable room
cooler, $ 12 ; poodle puppies, very small minia¬
ture. silver toy, AKC, terms considered. Tilley,
299-0762.

DOUBLE BED, boxspring, mattress; dresser, 6 -
drawer, with mirror, grey finish. $50 or best
offer. Hodyke. 255-8473 after 5.

PREFAB FRAMING, idea for small 3-bdr. or week¬
ender. Barrett. 299-7284.

3-BDR. HOUSE. 4 months old, $200 down or rent.
Halliday, AX 9-5840.

VOLKSWAGEN battery, misc. Corvair parts. Boyd.
299-4968.

UMBRELU TENT. 9x12. $15; rifle, .22 cal.
Winchester pump. $25; camera. Argus C-3, $10.
Scott. AX 9-3412 after 5.

’60 RENAULT 4-dr. sedan, R&H, seat belts, new
seat covers. $300. Vinovich. AX 9-1979.

STENOGRAPH machine (pastel green) with stand,
never used. Mueller, 298-3406 after 5.

14’ WOOD-FIBERGLASS boat. 25hp motor and
trailer. Ryan. 298-7084.

NEW NYLON carpet remnant, tweed, about 12x7’,
shades of green with graduated shades of brown,
$10. Halpin. 299-8309.

WALNUT FORMICA round table. 4 upholstered
chairs. $25; black triangular coffee table. $ 8 ;

two Formica tables. $4. $5. Ousek, 299-7087.

’59 MERCURY Parklane, PS. PB. radio. $795.
Will consider trade. Abbott, 288-9017.

HOUSE TRAILER. General. 50’xl0’. 1958 model.
$2950. Davis. 298-4809 or Los Lunas 865-9983
after 530 or Saturday.

3-BOR. ROBERSON, standard plus study, large
utility room with sink and outside entrance. 12 x-
26’ enclosed patio. $18500. Abbott. 299-8860.

’63 PORSCHE Normal, 14,000 miles, many extras,

$3400; Simplex TrailBike. 7 hp. demonstrator,
$250. Stanley. 265-1080.

’58 CHEVROLET convertible. V- 8 . AT, power ac¬
cess.. $895. Dodds. DI 4-6662.

22” CRAFTSMAN self-propelled rotary lawn mower,
cost $125 new, used two seasons. $40. Fite.
255-6943.

DRAFTING table. 36”x24”, fully adjustable, new.
reasonable. Esiiner, 298-8340 after 5.

3-BOR. paneled den w/fireplace, Roberson, double
garage, built-ins, carpeting, drapes, dishwasher,
sprinklers. $800 down FHA. original ovmcr.
Hare. 1821 June NE. 299-7137.

VELVET OIL painting by Mexican artist. 15x19”,
Trodden. 725 Indiana SE. 268-2273.

’63 JAWA 175CC motorcycle. 3600 miles, $325.
Winkler. 299-1735 after 5.

GUITAR, electric w/amplifier, also electric ironer,
will sell cheap. Wittwer, AX 9-0311.

MAYTAG gas range. $35; Maytag washer, $25.
Fuller. 1000 Chama St. NE.

PORTABLE TYPEWRITER. Royal Futura. with
case, 1 year old. $75 or consider offer, Slusher,
AM 8-0238.

ROPER gas range, $35; standard Remington type¬
writer. $35; Boy Scout uniform, extra shirt, 12.
$ 8 ; bantam chicks. 75c. Shock. 877-3728.

HIDE-A-BEO sofa, light blue, wide arm rests. $35;
large children’s play tractor (similar to a tri¬
cycle) $12.50. McIntyre. 298-6145.

HOTPOINT washer. $50; canvas covered luggage
carrier (or compact auto. $17.50. Hoagland, 299-
7097.

PLASTIC BUBBLE for skylight. 52” square. $10;
four burial spaces in Sandia Memory Gardens,
$100 each. Smith. 299-1264.

KENMORE cabinet sewing machine, all attachments.
$40. Brumley, AX 9-1809.

KANE "Avigational” computer, scale plotter; En¬
cyclopedia Britannica, yearbooks. Stevens. 298-
2894.

’62 FORD. Country Sedan station wagon, V- 8 .

R&H. PS. auto, trans., 2-tone, chrome luggage
rack. Gholson. 299-2663.

BICYCLE, girl’s 26” Schwinn, blue, $25. Phil-
green. 256-1956.

LUGGAGE CARRIER for Renault or other compacts,
chrome plated steel, w/matching tarp. $15.
Schaechter, 264-1886.

3-BDR.. carpeted dining and living rooms, den
w/wbf. 13/4 baths, all electric kitchen, garage.
Parkland Hills. Baecker, 255-9225.

CONA ALLEN SADDLE. 15-in. seat, hand tooled,
w/leather covered stirrups. $100. Taylor, 256-

3774.

FARR AREA BRICK. 3-bdr. draperies, carpeting,
fireplace, 2'Car garage, sprinklers, a/c. 10x10

utility room, immediate occupancy. Seay, 298-
7227.

J. C. HIGGINS 12 ga. pump shotgun, modified
choke, used 3 times. $45. Cranston, 256-1662.

’61 VW CAMPER, has tent, luggage rack, stove,
etc.; hand lawnmower w/catchcr, $5. Newman.
298-2323.

’57 VOLVO PV444. new rebuilt engine. $375 cash.
Wilson. 298-0049.

’59 RAMBLER Station wagon, white. 60.000 miles.
OD. heater. $525 cash. Gatlin. 255-5171.

*62 8 ^/ 2 ’ TEARDROP CAMPER on 1960 large en¬
gine Ford pickup. 21,000 miles, many extras.
See at 2339 Inez Or NE. Ballard. 299-4530.

STATION WAGON MATTRESS. 45”x74”x4” plas¬
tic foam, never used, original cost $37.50, sell
for $25. HimI, 299-7061.

’56 PONTIAC 2-dr. HT. R&H. hydro, original
owner, fireplace screen and 4-piece utility set,
brass trim. Hanen. 268-9749.

DRAPERIES, 2-pr. heavy-lined-drapes, 110”x87”
w/valances. white background, rose-green floral
print. $50; 2 pr. gold untined drapes. $ 10 .
Love. 298-6640.

’64 FORD 9-pa$senger Country Squire, 390. factory
air. R&H, PB, PS. other extras. 10.000 miles,
below NADA. Chandler. 256-6415.

THREE 10 and 15 gal. aquariums, piston pump,
filters, plants, fish. Stanfill. 256-2809.

WANTED

RIDE or join car pool from Ranchitos and Rio
Grande to bldg. 880 or 892. Zickert, 898-3475.

CHILD CARE in my home. 3803 Thaxton SE.
Wykoff. 268-0547.

SIZE 9'/2 Football shoes. Houghton, 1413 Guay¬
mas PI. NE, 299-3386.

GOOD HOME for small black male dog; intelligent,
affectionate, indoor type, needs fenced yard.
Matlack. 256-7371 evenings or weekends.

TRADE 1903-A3 Remington .30 cal. rifle in ex.
condition for .45 cal. 1911A1 pistol in good
condition. Casey, 268-92S8.

NEED A YOUTH BED FRAME (have mattress

already): also need small chest for small boy's
room. Daily. 255-2690.

RIDE or join car pool from Princess Jeanne Park
(Bellamah near Mary Ellen) to bldg. 880 park¬
ing lot. Freedman. 298-2177.

HORN RING, hood and hinges to fit a '55 Ply¬
mouth. James. 298-0709.

TENT—army 5 man hexagonal w/liner, any condit¬
ion. Westman. 255-6048.

BOY’S and Girl’s 24” bicycles, in good condition.
Newman,. 2982323.

RIDE or join car pool. bldg. 800. 1802 Five

Points Road SW. Vasques. 243-3664.

HOMES for puppies. Mother is pedigreed poodle
and father, cocker. Harwood, 299-1326.

WOOD BURNING pot bellied iron stove, other
shapes will be considered, must have all parts
on hand and in one piece. Baxter, 344-7601.

RIDERS from 14th Southwest area. Huston, 243-
2563 after 6.

PHYSICAL REVIEWS: No. 6, Vol. 80. 12/15/50;
No. 5. Vol. 91, 9/1/53; No. 2. Vol. 92.
10/15/53. Urgently needed to complete a 15-
year set. Claassen, 264-4674.

FIVE-MAN BOWLING TEAMS to compete in the
Coronado Club Monday night Jungle League. Con¬
tact Hann. AX 9-4216.

FOR RENT

2- BDR. APT., unfurnished stove and refrigerator,
carpet, drapes, a/c. Ross. 601 Valencia SE.
255-0486.

3- BDR. HOME. NE. carpeting, drapes, a/c, sprink¬
lers f & b. yard access for trailers, stove, refrig.,
$125/mo.. available Sept. 1. James. 298-0709.

2-BOR. APT., a/e, furnished or unfurnished. V 2
mile to Sandia. $70 or $90. lease six months
or longer. Villella, 2687045.

4- BOR. HOUSE, completely carpeted, drapes, elec¬
tric range, near Winrock and schools, $150/mo.
1411 Rhode Island NE. Champe. 299-0066.

2- BOR. HOUSE, furnished, 619 Wellesley Or. NE.
(near University), water and garbage paid. Ly-
seng. 2683609 after 5.

3- BDR. and den, carpeted, appliances, a/c. drapes.
10013 Los Arboles NE. Hansen. 2980436.

LOST AND FOUND

LOST—Raincoat in zipper bag. rimless sunglasses,
sunglasses, brief case, Papermate ballpoint pen.
turquoise earring, car keys. LOST AND FOUND,
tel. 264-2757.

FOUND—Pr. white socks, silver link braclet. pkg.
professiorul razor blades, lady’s sunglasses, flat
grip pipe. LOST AND FOUND, tel. 264-2757.

FIRING console is operated by A. J. Can¬
ute, who was Sandian in residence at the
Barking Sands Launch Site until last month
when he was returned to Albuquerque, R.
V. Tullar now holds the assignment Both
are In Projects Division, Upper Atmosphere
Projects Department,

(Continued from Page One)

Barking

Sands

Launches

needed for these upper air research
studies.

Sandia has flown various kinds of X-ray
detectors for Los Alamos scientists. The
rockets are aimed at the sun. Detectors
measure "soft” X-rays produced by the sun
which normally do not penetrate the earth's
atmosphere.

Projects Division under J. J. Miller has
responsibility for operation of the Kauai
Test Range and works with Carrier Devel¬
opment Division and Sensors Development
Division in the development of the over¬
all rocket systems. Telemetry systems,
launch operations* and range safety are pei‘-
foimed by Projects Division personnel. Op¬
erations are coordinated with the tJ. S.
Navy's Pacific Missile Range organiatation.
PMR provides suiweillance and recovei-y
aircraft, radar tracking facilities* and com¬
munications systems.

When a launch series is scheduled, the
concerned Sandlans leave Albuquerque for
the Kauai Test Range and stay until the
project is completed. A permanent cai'e-
taking crew remains at the site the year
around. Caretaking is contracted to Holmes
and Narvei% Inc., of Los Angeles and Hon¬
olulu. At Kauai* H^N provides foui' ver¬
satile maintenance men and tw^o photogra-
phei-s who maintain facilities and equip¬
ment, and help with the operations. The
photographers man the ME-16 tracking
telescope and other optical instrumentation
during rocket launches.

Supervision of the range is alternated
betw'een J. J. Miller and Keith Smith for
various operations. A Sandian is in charge
of the facilities at all times between oper¬
ations. A, J. Canute has held this post for
the past several months. Just recently, R.
V. Tullai' took over the assignment.

At Sandia* work is well underway for the
series of launches scheduled in October. All
rocket systems and instrumentation are as¬
sembled here and thoroughly bench-tested
prior to shipment to Kauai.

The forthcoming series will involve sev¬
eral rocket designs under development* up¬
per atmosphere sampling rockets, rockets
designed to spread a trail of sodium and
glowing TMA chemical clouds above 100,-
000 ft. to measm'e upper air winds, rocket
tests of a Sandia-developed gyro-stabilizing
platform, and rocket tests of Sandia telem¬
etry systems.

R. E. Hollingsworth
Named New AEC
General Manager

Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman of the
Atomic Energy Commission, has an¬
nounced the appointment of Robert E, Hol¬
lingsworth as General Manager of the
Commission's staff.

Ml*. Hollingsworth has served as Deputy
General Manager for almost five years. He
will succeed Major General A. R. Luedecke*
TJSAF fRetired)* whose resignation be¬
came effective July 31. 1964. General Lue-
decke has accepted the position of Deputy
Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
at Pasadena* Calif.

The General Manager is responsible for
executing, on behalf of the Commission, an
operation approaching $3 billion a
year, involving the supervision of approxi¬
mately 7300 AEC employees and the ad¬
ministration of contracts involving over
125.000 employees. The AEC's operations
extend to virtually every state of the un¬
ion. The AEC has cooperative programs
with nations and organizations on every
continent*

In announcing this appointment. Chair¬
man Seaborg said, ”We are extremely for¬
tunate in having available to us in Mr.
Hollingsworth a man with a long and dis¬
tinguished record of responsible AEC serv¬
ice, one who has fully demonstrated the
potential to assume the responsibilities of
General Manager* I think it reflects credit
on the Commission that it has been able
to attract and develop men of Mr. Hol¬
lingsworth's caliber. He is taking on one
of the toughest and most demanding man¬
agerial assignments that we know of* We
are confident that he w'ill do a fine job.
He will certainly have the full support of
the Commission.”

Mr. Hollingsworth was graduated from
Columbia University, where he received an
A.B. in government* He subsequently stud¬
ied for three years there in the graduate
school of public administration. He has
served the Federal government for 23 years
and has been employed by the AEC for 17
years* Mr. Hollingsworth served in the
Army from 1942-46, attaining the rank of
lieutenant Colonel* He was awarded the
Arthur S. Fleming aw'ard for outstanding
young men in government in 1958.

Take Note .. .

Two tenors are needed by the Bel Canto
Singers, according to Brian Finley, super¬
visor of Salary Job Evaluation Section.
Anyone interested in auditioning for the
group may contact Brian, tel. 299-0739,

* * « *

The Professional Photographers of
America, Inc„ has presented a Merit
Aw'ard to William P. Mahaffey of Sandia’s
Industrial Photographies Division for
“outstanding accomplishment in photog¬
raphy."

He was one of 16 photographers receiv¬
ing the award in a new industrial motion
picture and slide film program* Qualities
considered are production techniques* ed¬
iting, continuity, and overall excellence.

* * 4

Ruth Chapman will be the featured
speaker at the next meeting of the Fi'ce
Lance Orators, Thursday, Sept, 3. The in¬
formal group meets during the noon hour
in Rm. 280 of Bldg. 836, to improve pub¬
lic speaking skills. Emcee for the program
will be Jim Johnson,

LESLIE EVANS of Secretarial Services Divi*
Sion enjoys the last days of summer at the
Coronado Club tw^in pools. The swimming
facilities will continue a full schedule
through Labor Day, Sept. 7.

PAGE EIGHT
LAB NEWS
AUGUST 28, 1964

New AEC Research Program to
Study Effects of Ground Motion

An unusual pau'. Las Vegas hotels and
the United States Coast and Geodetic Sur¬
vey, have teamed up in a research program
sponsored by the U,S. Atomic Energy Com¬
mission.

The program Is designed to develop a
reliable means of predicting the response
of various types of structures to ground
motion caused by underground explosions.
The program Is being can’ied out by John
A. Blume and Associates Research Divi¬
sion for the Nevada Operations Office of
the AEC.

Motion resulting from an underground
detonation at the Nevada Test Site was felt
in Las Vegas for the first time following
detonation of a device of approximately
200 kilotons yield on Sept. 13, 1963. Al¬
though the building motion was slightly
above the threshold of human perceptibili¬
ty, it was well below the thi’eshold of struc¬
tural damage. Earthquake response, a sub¬
ject in Tvhich the Blume firm has an ex¬
tensive background, indicates that general¬
ly there is a wide range of motion be¬
tween the threshold of human perception
and of damage.

Ground shock experts agreed that even
large detonations would not be likely to
cause damage to property off the Test
Site, However, no reliable means existed
for determining striictural response at var¬
ious distances to detonations of varying
yields.

The program includes the placing of ac¬
celerometers, seismoscopes, seismometers,
displacement meters, strain gauges, and
micro-tremor instruments in tall buildings
and on the ground to record reaction to
natural or man-made earth tremors,
ground motion, high winds and other phe¬
nomena. The permanently installed instru¬
ments are being fm^mshed by USC&GS,
and USC&GS crews will supervise record¬

ing and maintenance.

Installations have been made at the
Desert Inn, Fremont, and Sahara Hotels,
with additional installations planned at
the Dunes Hotel and the Landmark Tower
w^hen those structures are completed. Tem-
poraiy installations will be made at the
Stardust Hotel and in other buildings for
specific experiments.

Considerable useful information and
theoi*y about ground motion and structural
response have been developed in connec¬
tion with earthquakes and structui'al dy¬
namics. However, this information and
theory are not considered sufficiently ac¬
curate or complete for development of the
required stmctural response predictions in¬
volving underground nuclear detonations.

Information gained in the Las Vegas re¬
search and the development of a reliable
Ltructural response forecasting capability
also may contribute to the AEC's Plow^-
shai*e Pi*ogram of developing peaceful uses
for nuclear explosives. Accui'ate prediction
of ground motion and structural response
would be important in projects involving
nuclear excavation.

Sandia's

Safety

Scoreboard

WE-Bell Laboratories Build
Guidance System for Syncom 3

The Western Electric-Bell Laboratories
guidance system successfully guided the
NASA Syncom 3 communications satellite
into its initial orbit Aug. 19. The launch
was from Cape Kennedy, Fla. In a later
stationary orbit planned over the Pacific
Ocean, it will be able to relay TV pictures
of the October Olympic Games from Japan
to America and Em'ope.

A thi'iist-augmented-Delta rocket rose
from its launch pad at 7:15 am* CEST)
and was directed into a planned initial orbit
700 to 22*300 miles high. Western Electiic's
participation ended with initial orbit and
NASA facilities will command Syncom 3
to execute a number of intricate maneuvers
over a 12-day period to change orbit and,
if successful* position itself at a point
22*300 miles high above the intersection
of the equator and the International Date
Line.

This will make Syncom 3 the world's first

truly synchi’onous fstationai'y) satellite. In
effect, it will appear to hover over one
point of the earth since it will be traveling
at a rate matching the rotation of the eai’th.

The WE-Bell Laboratories guidance sys¬
tem used successfully with Syncom 3 is also
used ill launches at Vandenburg Air Force
Base in California, The Bell System teams
at both of these locations have now" succes-
fully participated in over 165 launches. Un¬
til this year, however, both facilities report¬
ed directly to Bell Telephone Laboratories.
They now report to Western Electric De¬
fense Activities Division.

The Vsndenberg Laboratory will partici¬
pate in the guidance of the NASA Nimbus
weather satellite scheduled for launch soon*
In the Nimbus launch the Western Electric-
Bell Laboratories gxiidance system will de-
tennine the initial orbital path for the
Thor-Agena rocket but another guidance
system in the Agena will make the final
orbital path refinements.

Sandia Laboratory:

12 DAYS

420*000 MAN HOURS
WtTHOUT A
DISABLING INJURY

Livermore Laboratory:

7 DAYS

37,900 MAN HOURS
WITHOUT A
DISABLING INJURY